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not so in 2008 when it was clear that hagel's wife was supporting obama and not mccain. was that personal? >> i don't think so at all. anybody who ever saw mccain grill donald rumsfield knows that this is john mccain. this is his job. they are there to advise and consent, not to rubber stamp. if they are not going to get the scrutiny and tough questions now, then when? >> why was he so much tougher on chuck hagel than john kerry? >> because there are so many inconsistencies with hagel. i have never -- i don't remember a hearing where there were clarifications to clarifications that then had to be clarified. when there were so many, i regret having said that. there were so many what i meant to say, what i should have said, because he was doing a terrible job, because he's not giving answers. john kerry gave answers. we just saw an interview with leon panetta where he gave answers. he answered masterfully. we saw three tough hearings this week. secretary clinton on benghazi. we saw john kerry go through a hearing. and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to c
not so in 2008 when it was clear that hagel's wife was supporting obama and not mccain. was that personal? >> i don't think so at all. anybody who ever saw mccain grill donald rumsfield knows that this is john mccain. this is his job. they are there to advise and consent, not to rubber stamp. if they are not going to get the scrutiny and tough questions now, then when? >> why was he so much tougher on chuck hagel than john kerry? >> because there are so many inconsistencies...
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. >> all right, one more bit of news about president obama's second term team. confirmation hearings for john brennan, are scheduled to begin on thursday. >>> politics now. a group of republican donors is rolling out a new effort to fend off tea party challengers who say are hurting gop chances of taking back control of the senate. their aim is to institutionalize the so-called buckley rule, the most conservative candidate that can win in a general election. the new effort is to be a counterweight of hard-line groups. the organization is already eyeing seats being vacated by tom harkin. >>> later today, former new york city mayor ed koch will be remembered at a funeral service here in manhattan. he died friday from congestive heart failure. >>> finally among the many topics that president obama discussed during that pregame interview yesterday was the boy scouts, whether they should be able to welcome openly gay members and leaders into the organization. president obama answered first with a simple yes before detailing his position. >> my attitude is that gays a
. >> all right, one more bit of news about president obama's second term team. confirmation hearings for john brennan, are scheduled to begin on thursday. >>> politics now. a group of republican donors is rolling out a new effort to fend off tea party challengers who say are hurting gop chances of taking back control of the senate. their aim is to institutionalize the so-called buckley rule, the most conservative candidate that can win in a general election. the new effort is to...
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barack obama had taken that position. the reality was, it was another backdoor attempt, and jim webb put it on the record. another backdoor attempt of the administration of george bush and on rumsfeld and dick cheney to say now we have a reason to go to war. that is the first time we have ever singled out any entity and any other country as a terrorist organization and said, okay, we have to single them out. >> a third of the senate voted for that position. >> let me ask you, marc. is the irg a terrorist organization or not? >> i do not know. >> let him finish the answer. >> i do know this. i know when it was politically and realistically. was it an attempt to give more strength to an administration that had taken us into a war that was a disaster, which has been a disaster, and which has left the united states even more isolated and strengthen iran? because of the invasion and occupation of iraq, iran is a more dominant, influential, and stronger flow in the world. >> immigration reform. republicans get the message. >> a
barack obama had taken that position. the reality was, it was another backdoor attempt, and jim webb put it on the record. another backdoor attempt of the administration of george bush and on rumsfeld and dick cheney to say now we have a reason to go to war. that is the first time we have ever singled out any entity and any other country as a terrorist organization and said, okay, we have to single them out. >> a third of the senate voted for that position. >> let me ask you, marc....
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it will be an obama state department led by john kerry. makes a big difference >> bill: now that the president has his secretary of state in place, he is spushingpushing for his man to be the new secretary of defense. leon panetta was on "meet the press" yesterday commenting about chuck hagel's appearance last week in front of the senate foreign relations committee but first, leon defending hagel and said they weren't asking the most important questions. >> they talked a lot about post quotes. but what about when a secretary of defense is confronting today? what about the war on terrorism? the budget sequester? what about middle east turmoil? what about cyber attacks? all of the issue that con front a secretary of defense, we did not see enough time spent on discussing those issues and in the end, that's what counts. >> you are fully confident chuck hagel is prepared to take over? >> absolutely. >> bill: do you think he will get confirmed? what about tcmi hearing? i have seen chuck hagle. he used to be on crossfire. he is good under cross
it will be an obama state department led by john kerry. makes a big difference >> bill: now that the president has his secretary of state in place, he is spushingpushing for his man to be the new secretary of defense. leon panetta was on "meet the press" yesterday commenting about chuck hagel's appearance last week in front of the senate foreign relations committee but first, leon defending hagel and said they weren't asking the most important questions. >> they talked a...
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john kerry was sworn in on friday the same day that hillary clinton stepped down as secretary of state so she could pursue other interests and the obama administration's second term she will be a private citizen. >> president obama is campaigning to gun reform laws outside of washington, dc. he will meet with law enforcement in minneapolis about reducing gun violence. the president will pitch the plan to ban assault weapons and install universal background checks. key members of the administration are focusing on immigration reform today. homeland security secretary napolitano will talk about streamlining citizenship process. >> today the boy scouts could end a ban on gays. the scout leaders are meeting in texas to discuss replacing the ban with a policy to let individual troops determine their own policy locally. on sunday, president obama praised the boy scouts as a great institution and serves a honorary president of the organization. he hopes leaders will vote to make it more inclusive. >> in london, tourists witnessed chaos during the ritual of changing of the guards outside the p
john kerry was sworn in on friday the same day that hillary clinton stepped down as secretary of state so she could pursue other interests and the obama administration's second term she will be a private citizen. >> president obama is campaigning to gun reform laws outside of washington, dc. he will meet with law enforcement in minneapolis about reducing gun violence. the president will pitch the plan to ban assault weapons and install universal background checks. key members of the...
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. >> shannon: mark is a democratic strategist and former aid to john kerry and to president obama's presidential campaigns and dee dee is a strategist and tied george w. bush. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> thanks, shannon. >> >> shannon: mark, i'm going to start with you 23 million unemployed or under employed. what does it say about us and our current economic issues if the number one prize in a game show is is the chance for a unspecified mid level job? >> sure, there is no question whatsoever that it's a very difficult time for people coming into the job market for the first time to acquire their first job. at the same time, let's not overthink this. i mean, that's the promo for the show and it it sets it up by talking about the economic question. reality television isn't about making grand narrative about making social issues. saying this show is ultimately going to be about the job market like house hunters is about the rebounding real estate market or watch lore is about the dating market. what this is is basically taking something we all kind of have anxiety about, that dreaded jo
. >> shannon: mark is a democratic strategist and former aid to john kerry and to president obama's presidential campaigns and dee dee is a strategist and tied george w. bush. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> thanks, shannon. >> >> shannon: mark, i'm going to start with you 23 million unemployed or under employed. what does it say about us and our current economic issues if the number one prize in a game show is is the chance for a unspecified mid level job?...
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. >> on thursday, john brennan will undergo confirmation hearings for his nomination to be the director of the cia. expected to focus on the use of torture methods, leaks in terms classified what house documents, and the obama administration's use of drums. >> live in baltimore, a lot of reasons there. -- raven's stands there. >> the latest on when this celebration will continue. the parade for the baltimore celebrate their championship on tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the baltimore city hall. it will continue to the bank stadium. hopefully, they will have wonderful temperatures. >> yes. >> we are watching them chop -- jump up and down. the wind chill factor is beginning to drop. it will feel colder as we move the early morning hours. outside, a few scattered snow showers. nothing falling in the district. tom roussey reported earlier, a flakes continuing to fall. 34 degrees this hour. off of ourdegree the day. makes itchill factor feel 10 degrees colder. that will be the situation as we move into the daytime hours tomorrow. 45 is our average. just amount -- just to run 14 miles per hour. hos
. >> on thursday, john brennan will undergo confirmation hearings for his nomination to be the director of the cia. expected to focus on the use of torture methods, leaks in terms classified what house documents, and the obama administration's use of drums. >> live in baltimore, a lot of reasons there. -- raven's stands there. >> the latest on when this celebration will continue. the parade for the baltimore celebrate their championship on tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the...
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i want your take as a presidential historian on what john kerry means to president obama's legacy, specifically as we discuss foreign policy and the next four years. >> well, it's going to mean a great deal. after all, two of the accomplishments barack obama is trying to claim is going to be getting us out of war in iraq and out of afghanistan, by 2014 we have to withdraw 66,000 troops from afghanistan. now, the military will deal with that. but john kerry will have to do a lot of diplomacy with pakistan, who are not really sure whether we can trust right now. i think that the key for kerry will be when we move equipment and personnel out of afghanistan through the routes to pakistan, kerry can get done deals out of that country that they live up to. >> of course, americans know him as a multiterm congressman, 30 years in congress in the senate. but what do the rest of the people around the world think of, when they think of john kerry? and what message are they getting, as he embarks on a job that will more than likely see them land in one of their countries? >> well, look, hillary clinton jus
i want your take as a presidential historian on what john kerry means to president obama's legacy, specifically as we discuss foreign policy and the next four years. >> well, it's going to mean a great deal. after all, two of the accomplishments barack obama is trying to claim is going to be getting us out of war in iraq and out of afghanistan, by 2014 we have to withdraw 66,000 troops from afghanistan. now, the military will deal with that. but john kerry will have to do a lot of...
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speaker john boehner taking to the floor about an hour ago blasting president obama for not having a budget yet or a plan to avoid scheduled spending cuts. eamon javers in washington with the story. >> hi, maria. we're lurching towards another fiscal showdown. march 1st, that's the new date now for the so-called sequester federal spending cuts that would be automatic and across the board. a lot of jockeying in washington yesterday and today. the preamble starts today with john boehner who took to the floor to criticize the president for being late with his budget proposal. >> this was to be the day the president submitted his budget to congress. but it's not coming. it's going to be late. and some reports say that it could be as long as a month late. i think that's too bad. our economy could use some presidential leadership right now. >> and maria, yesterday democrats offered up some thoughts of their own including the president himself in a super bowl interview suggesting the carried loophole is -- after a package of new revenues based on closing loopholes. carried interest, one thi
speaker john boehner taking to the floor about an hour ago blasting president obama for not having a budget yet or a plan to avoid scheduled spending cuts. eamon javers in washington with the story. >> hi, maria. we're lurching towards another fiscal showdown. march 1st, that's the new date now for the so-called sequester federal spending cuts that would be automatic and across the board. a lot of jockeying in washington yesterday and today. the preamble starts today with john boehner who...
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the obama administration is in the process of quietly crafting new legislation to deal with lie detector tests including a rule that forces interrogators to ask job applicants in the intelligence community about leaking classified information this proposed draft comes in the wake of allegations that federal agencies are blowing through legal and ethical boundaries during these screening processes national intelligence director james clapper said the polygraph inconsistency is were not an issue with the machines but as r.t. correspondent remain merino reports lie detector tests aren't always as accurate as you would think. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing the tests aren't and there's no there's no accountability for that. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly were fired to undergo polygraph tests in order to get
the obama administration is in the process of quietly crafting new legislation to deal with lie detector tests including a rule that forces interrogators to ask job applicants in the intelligence community about leaking classified information this proposed draft comes in the wake of allegations that federal agencies are blowing through legal and ethical boundaries during these screening processes national intelligence director james clapper said the polygraph inconsistency is were not an issue...
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to help address gun violence. >>> the new secretary of state john kerry got down to business today. staffers held a welcoming ceremony for the former massachusetts senator this morning at the state department. on his first day on the job kerry told them president obama needs their help to make america safer and the world more prosperous and peaceful. he also said he has big heels to fill referring to his two predecessors, hillary clinton and condoleezza rice. >>> three high schoolboys charged with child pornography were back in class today at west springfield high school and some students and parents are not happy about that. peggy fox joins us live from west springfield high. i understand this was a story that's difficult for you on a personal level. >> reporter: yes. west springfield high school is my alma mater and whenever you're connected to a school and something like this happens, it's very disturbing on a personal level. three teenage boys, two 16-year- olds and a 15-year-old, all sophomores, are charged with child pornography accused of making sex tapes of underage girls an
to help address gun violence. >>> the new secretary of state john kerry got down to business today. staffers held a welcoming ceremony for the former massachusetts senator this morning at the state department. on his first day on the job kerry told them president obama needs their help to make america safer and the world more prosperous and peaceful. he also said he has big heels to fill referring to his two predecessors, hillary clinton and condoleezza rice. >>> three high...
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john kerry was sworn in to replace former secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> the country appears to have a favorite super bowl commercial. take a look. ♪ and you see my reflection ♪ in the snow covered inn ♪ where the landslide brings it down ♪ >> that commercial, according to the "usa today" ad meter survey of 7,000 people, was the favorite. the clydesdale ad for budweiser, the top ranked commercial. it features a trainer reuniting with a clydesdale he raised, number two was tide laundry ad with a stain in the shape of joe montana and the wife washes it out because she is a ravens fan and paul harvey is reading an editorial in the third spot on a ram truck. >> and the daughter of muhammad ali disputes that her father is close to death because he watched the super bowl last night and said shear a picture of my dad. thanks for the well wishes. it started after it was reported he could not speak. the tabloid cited an account from his brother, the former heavyweight champion was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 1984. >> the academy will honor the oscar contenders at the
john kerry was sworn in to replace former secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> the country appears to have a favorite super bowl commercial. take a look. ♪ and you see my reflection ♪ in the snow covered inn ♪ where the landslide brings it down ♪ >> that commercial, according to the "usa today" ad meter survey of 7,000 people, was the favorite. the clydesdale ad for budweiser, the top ranked commercial. it features a trainer reuniting with a clydesdale he...
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melissa: john, i love your fire. thank you so much for coming on. we appreciate it. lori: this has to do with the role of the credit rating agencies before the financial crisis. they do plan to file civil charges against s&p. enforcement action is likely to focus on s&p mortgage bond rating model before 2008. remember s&p rated any of those junk bonds, aaa when in fact they were based on subprime mortgages. that was the origination that many will report to for the credit crisis. again, this will be the first crisis related enforcement action by the u.s. against a credit rating firm. it comes after a breakdown in settlement talks. they could take action against s&p this week. this all comes to us from dow jones. barbarians at the cyber gates. fresh attacks on the nation's largest newspapers and now can't even twitter. melissa: a shortage of qualified workers hurting the pentagon's efforts. we will introduce you to a man training the next generation of cyber security experts. ♪ . ... . . . ... melissa: time now for stocks. as we do every 15 minutes, let's head to the
melissa: john, i love your fire. thank you so much for coming on. we appreciate it. lori: this has to do with the role of the credit rating agencies before the financial crisis. they do plan to file civil charges against s&p. enforcement action is likely to focus on s&p mortgage bond rating model before 2008. remember s&p rated any of those junk bonds, aaa when in fact they were based on subprime mortgages. that was the origination that many will report to for the credit crisis....
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gerri: john, the jobs report. this hits every american. you know, the rate 7.9% as we showed you, higher than when obama took office, and we got a report last week about gdp in the fourth quarter being negative, down a tenth of a percent, what gives? >> well, it's pretty much business as usual out there. the numbers are mixed, as you say, we had zero growth in the fourth quarter and -- gerri: what do you mean business as usual? this is the worst recovery we've ever seen in this country. the worst. >> business as usual in the recovery. it's been going on for four years. i'm used to it. gerri: the new normal. >> that's what i mean. tepid. i give the jobs report a b-minus. the market liked it. i think a lot of professionals are uncomfortable as jared said with where the stock market is. here's my take. we had a lot more hiring in the fourth quarter in this month than what would hve made sense given the underlying path of the economy. a lot of employers saying i wish i hasn't hired. people are getting more taken out of the paychecks. there's a
gerri: john, the jobs report. this hits every american. you know, the rate 7.9% as we showed you, higher than when obama took office, and we got a report last week about gdp in the fourth quarter being negative, down a tenth of a percent, what gives? >> well, it's pretty much business as usual out there. the numbers are mixed, as you say, we had zero growth in the fourth quarter and -- gerri: what do you mean business as usual? this is the worst recovery we've ever seen in this country....
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but first john kerry will face many challenges as he begins his new term as u.s. secretary of state and according to a recent report revelations that big money donors to president obama's campaign have been landing positions in the foreign service might be one of them or he's going to she has more. a recent study by two professors of international relations at pennsylvania state university looked at available information on president obama's donors direct political contributions and the positions that they received and they concluded that those whose political connections to president obama were measured in dollars rather than administration services had an increased chance of representing the united states in western europe and the smallest chance of serving in say central asia or sub-saharan africa donors and advisers involved in the diplomatic selection process say the competition this year has been so tight that those who have raised less than a million dollars are for the most part unlikely to be considered so what is the quote unquote price tag for the highl
but first john kerry will face many challenges as he begins his new term as u.s. secretary of state and according to a recent report revelations that big money donors to president obama's campaign have been landing positions in the foreign service might be one of them or he's going to she has more. a recent study by two professors of international relations at pennsylvania state university looked at available information on president obama's donors direct political contributions and the...
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mcconnell, who failed in his infamous vow to make president obama a one-term president, says republican opposition to hagel is growing in the senate. i'm not sure. like today john mccain, perhaps the most feisty critic says he's not on board for a filibuster and won't try to block hagel's nomination by filibuster. still some good in john mccain. and we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information
mcconnell, who failed in his infamous vow to make president obama a one-term president, says republican opposition to hagel is growing in the senate. i'm not sure. like today john mccain, perhaps the most feisty critic says he's not on board for a filibuster and won't try to block hagel's nomination by filibuster. still some good in john mccain. and we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told...
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secretary of state john kerry and sell to state today.ent employees a very first weekend on the job. carrie was born in on friday, reached out to israeli and palestinian leaders, telling them the obama administration continue to push for a peace agreement. he had lunch with former georgery of state schultz. >> virginia's senate could be for a budget stalemate. democrats are demanding that agreed tol assembly extend medicaid under the affordable care act. they are signaling that if it does not happen, they will try force a stalemate. unlike last year, a budget summit would not pose the threat of a government shutdown. if lawmakers do not come to an state will keep operating under the budget approved last year. virginia's general assembly also a showdown. this amount transportation. -- house and senate will $3.1 billion transportation bill. this calls for eliminating the which would be replaced by a hike in the state sales tax 5.8%. this also includes a $100 fear -- see. that are just learning garrett county schools dealing with a delay today. we will keep you updated on that. >> an al
secretary of state john kerry and sell to state today.ent employees a very first weekend on the job. carrie was born in on friday, reached out to israeli and palestinian leaders, telling them the obama administration continue to push for a peace agreement. he had lunch with former georgery of state schultz. >> virginia's senate could be for a budget stalemate. democrats are demanding that agreed tol assembly extend medicaid under the affordable care act. they are signaling that if it does...
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demócrata bob meléndez y el republicano marco rubio, ellos tienen un plan muy parecido al de barak obama, sin embargo, en ciertos puntos son más duros, por ejemplo, es la vía de legalización que se tardaría más tiempo de barak obama, propone la creación de una comisión que él verifica si la frontera está segura, eso podría tomar años, y le da prioridad a quienes tengan estudios superiores. >> esto no es amnistía, porque la amnistía quiere decir que si hiciste algo mal y te perdonan sin tener que hacer nada. >> y las personas que están recibiendo eso van a tener que pagar una multa, van a tener que pagar sus impuestos, y van a tener que esperar varios años en una fase probatoria. >> por ahora sólo se trata de una propuesta para que se apruebe una ley migratoria debe aprobarlo el senado y la cámara de representantes, y la gran interrogante es si los republicanos dirá la última palabra. para aprobar la reforma migratoria la otra pregunta es, ¿cuánto tiempo más tendremos que esperar? podría ser antes que termine la sesión del congreso, es decir, para finales de agosto
demócrata bob meléndez y el republicano marco rubio, ellos tienen un plan muy parecido al de barak obama, sin embargo, en ciertos puntos son más duros, por ejemplo, es la vía de legalización que se tardaría más tiempo de barak obama, propone la creación de una comisión que él verifica si la frontera está segura, eso podría tomar años, y le da prioridad a quienes tengan estudios superiores. >> esto no es amnistía, porque la amnistía quiere decir que si hiciste algo mal y te...
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. >>> president obama saying the u.s. can reduce its budget deficit. john harwood has more. >> the big question in washington is what is the next budget deal to reduce the deficit going to be? what is going to be in it? will it be spending cuts or revenue? the president said in the super bowl interview with scott pelley yesterday that it has to include revenue and singled out one in particular, that is the carried interest loophole. >> i don't think the issue right now is raising rates. there is no doubt we need additional revenue coupled with smart spending reductions, in order to bring down our deficit. and we can do it in a gradual way so it doesn't have a huge impact. the average person doesn't have access to carried interest income where they end up paying a much lower rate on billions of dollars that they have earned. >> now, going into the president's favor as he tries to go after this is a widespread belief on wall street, even that this is an unjustified loophole, one of the top figures on wall street told me the other day it is an outrageous
. >>> president obama saying the u.s. can reduce its budget deficit. john harwood has more. >> the big question in washington is what is the next budget deal to reduce the deficit going to be? what is going to be in it? will it be spending cuts or revenue? the president said in the super bowl interview with scott pelley yesterday that it has to include revenue and singled out one in particular, that is the carried interest loophole. >> i don't think the issue right now is...
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>>a key player in our government's current drone program is this man, john brennan, a senior official at the cia and head of the national counterterrorism center during the bush presidency. reportedly, barack obama considered offering him the top job at the cia in 2008, but public opposition caused brennan to withdraw from consideration. obama kept brennan on as an adviser, and last year, when brennan became the first official to formally acknowledge that the drone program even existed, he again encountered protests. >> how many people are you willing to sacrifice? why are you lying to the american people and not saying how many innocents have been killed? >> thank you ma'am for expressing your views. we will have time for questions following the presentation. >> i speak out on behalf of tariq aziz. a 16-year-old in pakistan who was killed because he wanted to document the drone strikes. >> now, despite brennan's past notoriety, obama officially has nominated him to head the cia. this time, there's been little criticism of the decision. so, we'll watch brennan's upcoming confirmation
>>a key player in our government's current drone program is this man, john brennan, a senior official at the cia and head of the national counterterrorism center during the bush presidency. reportedly, barack obama considered offering him the top job at the cia in 2008, but public opposition caused brennan to withdraw from consideration. obama kept brennan on as an adviser, and last year, when brennan became the first official to formally acknowledge that the drone program even existed,...
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so over the weekend, the white house released this photo of president obama skeet shooting at camp david back in august. >>> 8:14. about an hour ago, the new secretary of state john kerry made his first address to state department employees. he told him they have the best jobs in government. >> we get to lift people out of poverty, cure disease, speak to those who have no voice. >> he said foreign service runs in his family. his father was a diplomat. kerry spent most of his childhood living abroad. his sister worked at the state department. >>> joe biden is meeting with friend's president and later on, he will fly to england and he will meet with british prime minister, david cameron. >>> a japanese diplomat based in san francisco will be sentenced today on domestic violence charges. yoshiaki nagaya is accused of repeatedly beating his wife during their 18-month marriage. he pleaded no contest to two felony counts of domestic violence. he faces up to a year in county jail. >>> apple's supplier fosscon in china is trying to raise participation in its union. the foxconn plants make apple'
so over the weekend, the white house released this photo of president obama skeet shooting at camp david back in august. >>> 8:14. about an hour ago, the new secretary of state john kerry made his first address to state department employees. he told him they have the best jobs in government. >> we get to lift people out of poverty, cure disease, speak to those who have no voice. >> he said foreign service runs in his family. his father was a diplomat. kerry spent most of...
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john. >> victor blackwell in midland city. thank you for keeping us up to speed on this ongoing story. >>> president obama hits the road to combat gun violence. he's headed to minneapolis for a speech this afternoon and prepares to leave washington. really buzzing about this picture of the president at camp david. the white house leased the photo to quiet critic who's questioned the president's claim that he sometimes shoots skeet during retreats at camp david. conspiracy theorists say it's a doctored photo already. ridiculous. the president sat down with cbs news scott pelley ahead of the super bowl and asked if he agreed with the recent announcement of the boy scouts of america that they may be lifting the ban on gay members. let's listen. >> my attitude, gays and lesb n lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does. in every institution and walk of life. >> the president addressed several other topics as well from women in combat to the economy. >>> still ahead on "starting point." we remember
john. >> victor blackwell in midland city. thank you for keeping us up to speed on this ongoing story. >>> president obama hits the road to combat gun violence. he's headed to minneapolis for a speech this afternoon and prepares to leave washington. really buzzing about this picture of the president at camp david. the white house leased the photo to quiet critic who's questioned the president's claim that he sometimes shoots skeet during retreats at camp david. conspiracy...
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thanks. >> president obama takes the stage in the midwest today. the president is making his first pitch for gun control outside of the nation's capital. bill plante is at the white house. bill good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is headed for the west because minnesota law enforcement officials have been strong advocates for gun control this as the administration tries to keep up the pressure for action. even during the most apolitical event the year -- >> the ravens are world champions. >> reporter: there's no escaping the gun control debate. in this super bowl ad put out by a coalition of mayors led by new york city's michael bloomberg, children urged lawmakers to pass universal background checks a major piece of the president's strategy. the white house released this photo over the weekend of the president skeet shooting at camp david. to back up his statement that he's familiar with firearms. asked what he made of the photo, the ceo of the national rifle association was dismissive. >> well it's like during the campaign i won
thanks. >> president obama takes the stage in the midwest today. the president is making his first pitch for gun control outside of the nation's capital. bill plante is at the white house. bill good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is headed for the west because minnesota law enforcement officials have been strong advocates for gun control this as the administration tries to keep up the pressure for action. even during the most apolitical event the year -- >>...
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john kerry was sworn in as secretary of state this past friday. he had his first full day on the job this morning. secretary carry -- kerry addressed employees of the foreign service office. [applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> good morning, mr. secretary. i do not think i have to say that you are been welcomed warmly by all of the employees here. mr. secretary, on behalf of all of the employees on -- of the department of state, it is a privilege and honor to welcome you here today. [applause] your wealth of experience and leadership qualities will guide us in the challenging times ahead. as the son of a diplomat and a member of the u.s. senate, deeply engaged in american diplomacy, you bring to this office a unique perspective and knowledge of both politics and diplomacy, and of the importance of a professional career in foreign service as the backbone diplomacy in the department of state. despite our necessary focus on conflicts and counterterrorism, our values, vision, and interest call for an overarching undiplomatic gauge
john kerry was sworn in as secretary of state this past friday. he had his first full day on the job this morning. secretary carry -- kerry addressed employees of the foreign service office. [applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> good morning, mr. secretary. i do not think i have to say that you are been welcomed warmly by all of the employees here. mr. secretary, on behalf of all of the employees on -- of the department of state, it is a privilege and honor to welcome...